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But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
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In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died.
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and their travel away from us ruin,
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For even if in the sight of men they are punished,
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Having borne a little chastening, they will receive great good;
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He tested them like gold in the furnace,
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In the time of their visitation they will shine.
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They will judge nations and have dominion over peoples.
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Those who trust him will understand truth.
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But the ungodly will be punished even as their reasoning deserves,
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for he who despises wisdom and discipline is miserable.
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Their wives are foolish and their children are wicked.
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Their descendants are cursed.
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So is the eunuch which has done no lawless deed with his hands,
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For good labours have fruit of great renown.
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But children of adulterers will not come to maturity.
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For if they live long, they will not be esteemed,
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If they die young, they will have no hope,
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For the end of an unrighteous generation is always grievous.